The Mammalian - Newsletter

Autumn 2018

Hot August Hooves Horse Show

I had a great summer season with my horses, Teddy and Toby. Toby is only 6 years old so it was time to introduce him to his first local show. We competed in dressage and hunter jumpers. He was very excited on the first day as he was in new surroundings. By the second day he calmed down and the bond we share really became apparent. He totally trusted me and I trusted him. As soon as he got in the ring he got down to business. We did a total of six rounds in the hunter ring and walked away with Hunter Champion in the Senior Division.

Reiki

This summer, I participated in professional development courses. I took Reiki First Degree and Second Degree classes from teacher Agnes Toews-Andrews (isismoonpublishing.com). I am fortunate to live in a secluded mountain town where many healers gather. Agnes is very knowledgeable about the metaphysical world and her caring and generous teaching style made it a pleasure to learn from her.

I felt empowered to learn First Degree Reiki. Reiki works on the body, mind and spirit. It helps heal broken bones and broken hearts, energizes, releases tension, and goes to where the body needs it most.

In the Second Degree class we learned the complex symbol of sending distance healing. During our class we did remote practice sessions on volunteers. Agnes and I felt that one volunteer needed special attention on his heart. We focused on sending healing energy to his chest area. Later when I asked him what he felt during the distance healing session he said “All of a sudden, I lost my breath, the rhythm of my breathing changed. I took a big breath in and then, I felt totally relaxed.”

I find it deeply moving to heal animals and their people. Reiki helps me do that. So, I am excited to announce that I am expanding my services as an Animal Communicator. I am offering distance healing Reiki to your animals who are suffering from physical or emotional ailments.

Thomas John

My animal communication teacher, Marta Williams (martawilliams.com) recently posted information about celebrity psychic Thomas John (thomasjohn.com). He has a new TV show called “Seatbelt Psychic.” In the show, he drives an Uber car and picks up rideshare participants. While he drives, he reveals that he is actually a psychic and offers to give a reading. His readings are really incredible. They are gentle, emotional and highly accurate. It is also a very entertaining show!

In between readings for Hollywood Celebrities and being the star of his own show, Thomas tours the world offering Spirit Circles, Mediumship courses, Afterlife Awareness and much more. I took his online Summer Psychic School in August. While much of the information confirmed what I have already learned through Animal Communication classes, I developed a few new insights.

The most profound piece of information I learned was that self-esteem is a very active part of intuition. If your self-esteem is low in vibration or unhealthy, it can mask intuition. For example, you are on a first date and you get a hit that something is off. If your self-esteem is not operating at a high level you many internalize the hit you got that something is off as “the person doesn’t like me.” But perhaps it may just be that the date had a bad day. This demonstrates the importance of being very clear and self-aware of your own emotional state. Not only does our self-esteem impact psychic readings but it colors how we see the world. This is an important lesson for us all.

Beginner Animal Communication Class

I have been enjoying teaching Beginner Animal Communication Classes either in person or on-line. I taught a class in my home in June. Here is a review from one student in the class. Please get in touch if you are interested!

I really enjoyed our session on animal been communication...Have to admit I haven’t been practicing as much as I should due to lack of trying to be quiet and focusing..I truly like the steps you use to consciously tap into the animal.. I find it grounds myself with them and gives me a chance to talk to them. I have been using your techniques for both myself and Toby (horse). Last weekend he was much more relaxed and ran well (in barrel racing).I am still dealing with my nervousness but was much better. Overall, it was an informative and fun session and getting to meet you! -Lori

Rates

As many of my clients have more than one animal, I have made a special offer on my Store page. There is a Multiple Animal Reading for 60 minutes for $100. That is a savings of $20! I know how the expenses for animals can add up, especially if you have 3 or 4 or more! So I am happy to offer you a break!

My rates will changing in the New Year. January will mark the start of my forth year of practicing as a Professional Animal Communicator. As I have completed several professional development courses this year, I will be raising my rates by 10% to keep up with inflation on professional development costs. This way I can continue to participate in professional development classes and share my knowledge with you. I will still offer the Multiple Animal Reading at a discount.

Cultural Review

My Buddhist group is called Shambhala International. We have a very nice group of people in the Kootenays. However, the leader of Shambhala International, who lives in Halifax, has been caught in the limelight of the #metoo movement. There are numerous allegations of the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche engaging in acts of sexual misconduct. The accusations range from ghosting girlfriends, having sex with teenagers and having his inner circle of men set up secret sexual encounters with numerous women on an ongoing basis. At the moment these allegations are under investigation.

I am very troubled by the thought that the leader of a Buddhist community of 10,000 members worldwide may have done even the least terrible acts of these accusations. The Sakyong is an advanced meditator, who recently wrote The Sadhana of Kindness for the greater community to be compassionate, kind and gentle with ourselves and others. I find this very hypocritical and sad.

However, I have realized that I have held the Shambhala community in a golden bubble of idealism. Going to the center was my happy place. Perhaps it was naive of me to think Buddhists are different from other human beings. So, I am putting the teachings into practice with the very leader of the lineage that these teachings have been passed down to. Isn’t it ironic? It is the ultimate test of kindness, compassion and forgiveness.

Spring 2018

"Because I don't live in either my past or my future. I'm interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy (wo)man. You'll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living right now." -Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

Professional Development

I am so grateful that Spring is finally here and the sun is shining. It was a long winter here in the Kootenays of BC, Canada. My horse, Teddy is now a happy boy again. He gets so grouchy in the winter but now he is back to his easy going, willing self again. We enjoyed a lovely trail ride today.

I have met a very interesting spiritual teacher. As I mentioned above, Teddy was getting very grouchy this winter. So I looked into getting Flower Essences for him locally. The wonderful Kootenay Co-op store stopped carrying them so I did an online search for Flower Essences in Nelson, BC. Marion Mazzochi came up in my search as she lives just 20 minutes away. She has been studying alternative medicine for over 20 years, so she is very knowledgeable. She is now teaching me informally and privately. I look forward to adding more services and products to my Store page as I learn more. (And yes, the Flower Essences did help Teddy relax a little).

Next month I will be taking a Reiki First Degree course with Agnes Toews-Andrews. I look forward to offering Reiki to the animals both by distance and locally. Stay tuned for more information after I've completed the course in early June.

Testimonial

We had a big success story for a Lost Animal case this week. Read the raving testimonial by Taylor Moore. This is wonderful feedback!

I contacted Katherine Bozzi after my my semi feral strictly indoor cat Lloyd had been missing for 4 days. She escaped from an open window in my house. I searched day and night bringing myself to complete exhaustion. I had exhausted all resources: put out missing posters, knocked on doors, rummaged through yards and alleys, set out a live trap from the pound as well as her litter box, food and familiar scented clothing items. No sign of her. I was absolutely desperate to find my sweet and timid girl. Katherine and I had a FaceTime session, she connected with Lloyd and saw her surroundings and told me what she was seeing and feeling. She then located my house on google maps and put a dot on the map where she believed she was hiding in the area. She told Lloyd that she needed to make herself known to me when she hears my voice whether that is vocally or just by showing herself. We ended our session and I went out searching again. I found my baby within 5 minutes!!!! She actually came out of her hiding spot under my neighbours house that I didn’t know existed!!! She sat there and looked right at me like “here I am mum!”. I had been through that yard a dozen times and could not find her. I am absolutely certain I would not have found her without Katherine. I cannot express enough gratitude to this amazing woman who saved my baby girl and my sanity. I would absolutely 100% recommend her to anyone who is missing their beloved pet.

Love and many thanksTaylor and Lloyd

Beginner Animal Communication Class

I am excited to announce that I am teaching Beginner Animal Communication classes both in person (in the Kootenays, BC) and online. The on-line class is structured in 2 - 1 hour sessions. We will cover the Modes of Reception, Four Techniques for Mastering AC, and Connecting Intuitively. You will do real case studies with my animals and with other students' animals.

This course is great for students who: are curious about developing their intuition, want to strengthen their relationship with their own animal(s), work with animals professionally such as vets, animal show competitors, groomers, dog day care owners, dog walkers or pet sitters.

Please get in touch with me about scheduling. As I am new to teaching AC online I am offering an introductory rate of $50.

If you live in Nelson, BC or the Kootenay Region we can arrange in person classes. This is structured as one - 4 hour class.

I have 10 years of teaching experience of Undergraduate Level Film Courses as a Teaching Assistant and Sessional Instructor at Universities in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.

Cultural - Movie Review

I was a documentary filmmaker for 20 years so I find myself constantly reading and watching films. I am always learning, which keeps life interesting. I realized that my cultural enrichment involves animals, a lot. It may also be because I have young children, and children are drawn to animals, books about animals and movies about animals. And being an animal communicator myself, well, that may have something to do with it.

A couple of weeks ago, the school my children attend hosted a movie night. The featured movie was Ferdinand. Ferdinand is a bull with a big heart who LOVES flowers but is mistaken for a dangerous beast. He is captured and torn from his loving home on farm. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on big adventure to get back home. I really enjoyed the film and was even brought to tears at the end. It was a very entertaining film and great for the whole family.

However, I have a problem with personifying animals and using them for entertainment, even if it's animation. Why? Personifying animals creates a psychological disconnect in our culture that indoctrinates us from a very young age. Children are compassionate and sensitive so that is why I believe there are so drawn to animals who are voiceless and innocent. Hollywood knows this and capitalizes on it. The fissure lies in the unethical treatment of animals that is not spoken about or in the mainstream. Our children don't know what the reality is for a bull in the industrialized farm system because we don't show them. And we don't show them because it is despicable. I think Hollywood should use their entertainment power for good and reveal the injustices that are occurring on a mass scale in the Western world. Do you know that they were serving with the movie? Yes, popcorn and twizzlers. But also HOTDOGS. We are watching a movie about a bull that doesn't want to fight and loves flowers and he is the hero of the film and we are all rooting for him. And then there are hotdogs being served. Where is the untold story of the pigs that were crammed in tiny cages to fatten them up for the bottom line. The hypocrisy in our society is maddening. Perhaps if the stories of cruelty were mainstream then practices would stop and there truly would be happy bulls, pigs and goats frolicking in fields of flowers.